A big battle between the two teams currently tied for third place will see Monaco (20-12) host Panathinaikos (20-12), with a top four finish guaranteed for the winner.
Game Facts: Monaco vs. Panathinaikos



Panathinaikos is looking to bounce back from last week’s home loss to Paris, and will focus on improved defense after allowing 101 points in that game. A great offensive showdown will take place between two of the competition’s biggest stars as Mike James takes on Kendrick Nunn, while the frontcourt will see fit-again Omer Yurtseven attempt to tame the threat of Daniel Theis. Monaco has already beaten the reigning champ once this season, winning 88-91 on the road in November in Vassilis Spanoulis’s first game in charge, and opposing coach Ergin Ataman will know that stopping James’s distribution is vital after he dished 10 assists in that game.
AS Monaco
Streaks
Mike James has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
James has scored 11 or more points in seven of his last eight games.
James has had a PIR of 12 or more in seven of his last eight games.
James has had at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Elie Okobo has scored 12 or more points and made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.
Okobo has had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Jordan Loyd has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 of his last 13 games.
Georgios Papagiannis has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Nick Calathes has recorded at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Mike James ranks ninth scoring with 15.9 points per game.
James ranks fourth in assists with 5.7 per game.
Alpha Diallo ranks fifth in steals with 1.2 per game.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks second in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Monaco has committed 10.7 turnovers per game, the second-lowest in the league.
Monaco has forced a league-high 13.7 turnovers per game.
Records/Milestones
Mike James is the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer with 5,133 career points.
James is second all-time with 5,279 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is first with a PIR of 5,448 and counting.
James is in third place all-time in free throws made with 1,130. His head coach, Vassilis Spanoulis, is second with 1,131.
James is seventh in place all-time with 1,466 career assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is fifth with 1,491 assists and counting.
James ranks seventh all-time with 591 three-pointers made. Rudy Fernandez is sixth with 594 triples.
James is fifth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,115. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,137.
James is ranked ninth all-time with 321 career steals. He needs 1 more to tie Pablo Prigioni for eighth place.
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in assists with 2,128.
Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season assists record in 2018-19 with 286.
Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in steals with 458.
Calathes ranks second all-time in games started with 317, behind only Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus, who has 332 and counting.
Calathes ranks eighth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes is tied with Kyle Hines for seventh place all-time 4,299 with performance index rating points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milano is sixth with 4,797 and counting.
Calathes is ranked 16th all-time in scoring with 3,282 points. Will Clyburn of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 15th with 3,318 points and counting.
Georgios Papagiannis is in fourth place all-time with 252 blocks. Kyle Hines is third with 320 blocks.
Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.3%.
Donatas Motiejunas set the EuroLeague single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds on December 7, 2011, while playing for Asseco Prokom Gdynia against Union Olimpija Ljubljana. In that game, Motiejunas pulled down 21 rebounds, the most rebounds in a single game by any active player.
Game Videos
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Streaks
Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 37 straight games.
Nunn has scored 17 or more points in nine of his last 10 games.
Juancho Hernangomez has had a PIR of 12 or more in 14 straight games.
Hernangomez has pulled down 6 or more rebounds in 14 straight games.
Kostas Sloukas has at least 1 steal in 11 of his last 12 games.
Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.
Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.
Omer Yurtseven has scored in double figures in four straight games.
Season rankings
Kendrick Nunn leads the league scoring with 20.3 points per game.
Mathias Lessort ranks fifth in average index rating with 20.5 per game.
Nunn ranks seventh in average index rating with 19.1 per game.
Nunn ranks second in three-pointers made with 2.9 per game.
Lessort ranks third in two-point shooting at 74.1%.
Lessort ranks third in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Juancho Hernangomez ranks fifth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Lessort ranks second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Wenyen Gabriel ranks ninth in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Gabriel ranks third in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks ninth in assists with 4.9 per game.
Sloukas ranks fifth in free-throw shooting at 93.3%.
Panathinaikos ranks second in the league in average PIR with 104.1 per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in scoring with 87.7 points per game.
Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.2 per game.
Panathinaikos has allowed 9.8 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.
Records/Milestones
Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 418 games played.
Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,852 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.
Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 992 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 1,130 and counting.
Sloukas is eighth all-time with 3,992 career points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 4,028, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is sixth with 4,040 points and counting.
Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,987 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,099 and counting.
Sloukas is 12th all-time with 504 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 508 and counting, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 511 and counting.
Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.
Sloukas ranks 16th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.0%.
Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 267 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.
Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 228 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.
Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes in 11th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.
Pleiss is ranked 15th all-time with 1,399 rebounds. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos is 14th with 1,414 and counting.
Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.1-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Grant needs 5 steals to reach 100 for his career.

























































































